A couple of able sprinters -- Crumpton and Aberfoyle -- won six-furlong races in quick times yesterday at Pimlico Race Course and their owners and trainers are now eyeing a showdown in the Maryland Million.The 3-5 favored Crumpton turned back an accomplished pair of Eddie Gaudet-trained stakes performers, Marry Me Do and Alleged Impression, en route to a 1 1/2 -length victory in the $75,000 Ben Cohen Stakes. His trainer, Ron Cartwright, who won the Maryland Million Classic with Forry Cow How for Crumpton's owners, Eddie and Binnie Houghton, two years ago, said the 5-year-old gelding will be rested until the Oct. 14 Maryland Million Sprint.

David M.F. Lambert Sr., a retired lawyer who had once been an FBI agent, died April 4 of a heart attack at his Crumpton home. He was 87. The son of an Episcopal minister and a homemaker, Mr. Lambert was born in Hartford, Conn., and raised in Cambridge and in a home on Southway in Guilford. He attended Gilman School and left his senior year to enlist in the Army Air Forces in 1943. Trained as a pilot, he flew missions in the Far East. After the end of World War II, he earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Hartford and a law degree from Cornell University in 1953.

Trailing by a goal, Columbia's Maryland Majestic players did some soul-searching at halftime. It was obvious they needed to improve on a lackluster first-half performance or the Maryland Cup would be belong to the Bethesda Force.A more intense Majestic side emerged after intermission. Abby Crumpton and Jane Williams then tallied in a two-minute span midway through the second half and defending titlist Majestic dTC had a 2-1 victory over the Force for the girls under-16 crown yesterday in the Snickers Maryland Cup championships at Carroll County Community College.

CRUMPTON - - A man who initially said his wife was fatally stabbed by a carjacker who forced them to drive to the Eastern Shore has been charged in her killing, Maryland State Police said. Ryan D. Holness, 28, of the 4800 block of Spinnaker Court in Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Serika Dunkley Holness, 26, of the same address, said state police spokesman Greg Shipley. State police said information provided by Holness throughout the day did not match that provided by witnesses and evidence found at the scene.

By Jody Jaffe and John Muncie and Jody Jaffe and John Muncie,Special to the Sun | September 12, 2004

We went to Dixon's Furniture Auction on the Eastern Shore looking for a garden bench. Eight hours, $298, four lime snowballs and one sunburn later, we left with: Two garden benches ($20) Three stained-glass windows ($230) Two nightstands ($40) One wrought iron table ($5) Two blue plates (free) One glass cream and sugar set (free) Half a roasted chicken ($3) If we'd found a partridge in a pear tree, we probably would have bought that, too. That's the way it is at Dixon's, the weekly junk / furniture / whatever auction that dealers say is the best on the East Coast.

On September 11, 2005, BENJAMIN R. PRICE, beloved husband of the late Margaret Price (nee Isensee); loving father of Nancy Clerkin and her husband James; dear grandfather of Jessica O'Brien and her husband Andrew; cherished great grandfather of Cavan O'Brien. A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 17 at 11 A.M. at Crumpton Cemetery, Crumpton, MD. The family suggest memorial contributions in his name to the Crumpton United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 343, Crumpton, MD 21628.

Howard Samuel Johnson, a longtime Queen Anne's County school bus driver and keeper of the Crumpton Cemetery there, died of pneumonia Sunday at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital. He was 76. Born in Barclay, Mr. Johnson was a lifelong resident of Queen Anne's. Near the end of the Depression, he began working when he was 10 to help his family. At 12, he started helping on the farm of Tom and Estha McGinnis and with their market and produce stand, cutting short his education after eighth grade.

You might consider Crumpton (pop. perhaps 500) to be the town that was swallowed by an auction. The quiet riverbank hamlet in Queen Anne's County serves as a backdrop to Dixon's Furniture Inc., one of the region's liveliest -- and most comprehensive -- auctions of antiques and memorable miscellany.The daylong sale, held every Wednesday, commands a warehouse-sized barn and acres of parking lots. It draws Amish farmers from Lancaster County, furniture dealers from the Mid-Atlantic states and bargain hunters from just about everywhere.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for a Millington father and son who died last week in a seven-vehicle collision on the Bay Bridge. Randall R. Orff, 47, and Jonathan R. Orff, 19, were among the three people killed in the Thursday afternoon accident, one of the worst in the history of the bridge. The father, known as Randy, was a native of Maine. He had worked as a foreman for Brawner Contracting for about five years. As a member of the Nur Shrine Temple of Wilmington, Del., he would dress up as a clown for hospital visits and various events with children.

Wilbert Bennett McLaughlin Sr., a retired truck driver and security guard, died of heart failure Friday at his Crumpton home. He was 82. Mr. McLaughlin was born in Locust Grove in Kent County, and raised in Centreville. He attended Centreville High School and enlisted in the Army during World War II. He served as an infantryman with the 84th Infantry Division and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he returned to Baltimore and drove a bread truck for 21 years for Koester Baking Co. From 1967 until 1983, he delivered baked goods for Schmidt Baking Co. The former Westport resident was a security guard for Terminal Corp.

Wilbert Bennett McLaughlin Sr., a retired truck driver and security guard, died of heart failure Friday at his Crumpton home. He was 82. Mr. McLaughlin was born in Locust Grove in Kent County, and raised in Centreville. He attended Centreville High School and enlisted in the Army during World War II. He served as an infantryman with the 84th Infantry Division and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he returned to Baltimore and drove a bread truck for 21 years for Koester Baking Co. From 1967 until 1983, he delivered baked goods for Schmidt Baking Co. The former Westport resident was a security guard for Terminal Corp.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday for a Millington father and son who died last week in a seven-vehicle collision on the Bay Bridge. Randall R. Orff, 47, and Jonathan R. Orff, 19, were among the three people killed in the Thursday afternoon accident, one of the worst in the history of the bridge. The father, known as Randy, was a native of Maine. He had worked as a foreman for Brawner Contracting for about five years. As a member of the Nur Shrine Temple of Wilmington, Del., he would dress up as a clown for hospital visits and various events with children.

CRUMPTON -- Everyone will gather here at Ken and Donna Hill's sprawling four-bedroom house in the country, as they always do at Thanksgiving. Donna will cook. Ken will break out the folding chairs and long tables so 20-plus people can sit down to eat in the family room. But this year, Thanksgiving will be unlike any they've known. This year, their thoughts rarely stray from their youngest, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Jake Hill, a Marine Corps infantryman who is serving his first combat assignment in Iraq.

On September 11, 2005, BENJAMIN R. PRICE, beloved husband of the late Margaret Price (nee Isensee); loving father of Nancy Clerkin and her husband James; dear grandfather of Jessica O'Brien and her husband Andrew; cherished great grandfather of Cavan O'Brien. A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 17 at 11 A.M. at Crumpton Cemetery, Crumpton, MD. The family suggest memorial contributions in his name to the Crumpton United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 343, Crumpton, MD 21628.

By Jody Jaffe and John Muncie and Jody Jaffe and John Muncie,Special to the Sun | September 12, 2004

We went to Dixon's Furniture Auction on the Eastern Shore looking for a garden bench. Eight hours, $298, four lime snowballs and one sunburn later, we left with: Two garden benches ($20) Three stained-glass windows ($230) Two nightstands ($40) One wrought iron table ($5) Two blue plates (free) One glass cream and sugar set (free) Half a roasted chicken ($3) If we'd found a partridge in a pear tree, we probably would have bought that, too. That's the way it is at Dixon's, the weekly junk / furniture / whatever auction that dealers say is the best on the East Coast.

Howard Samuel Johnson, a longtime Queen Anne's County school bus driver and keeper of the Crumpton Cemetery there, died of pneumonia Sunday at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital. He was 76. Born in Barclay, Mr. Johnson was a lifelong resident of Queen Anne's. Near the end of the Depression, he began working when he was 10 to help his family. At 12, he started helping on the farm of Tom and Estha McGinnis and with their market and produce stand, cutting short his education after eighth grade.

David Hayden first made a name for himself in the horse business by breeding champion sprinter Safely Kept.Now, the Baltimore County owner is enjoying additional success after persevering with another fast horse, Goldminer's Dream.Yesterday, the 6-year-old runner, hampered over the years by numerous injuries, stamped himself as the local horse to beat in the coming Frank J. De Francis Dash when he raced six furlongs in 1 minute, 9 3/5 seconds in Laurel Park's $78,600 Housebuster Stakes.Ron Cartwright, trainer of the more lightly-regarded Crumpton, thought the only way to beat the Hayden runner was to get the jump on him out of the gate.

David M.F. Lambert Sr., a retired lawyer who had once been an FBI agent, died April 4 of a heart attack at his Crumpton home. He was 87. The son of an Episcopal minister and a homemaker, Mr. Lambert was born in Hartford, Conn., and raised in Cambridge and in a home on Southway in Guilford. He attended Gilman School and left his senior year to enlist in the Army Air Forces in 1943. Trained as a pilot, he flew missions in the Far East. After the end of World War II, he earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Hartford and a law degree from Cornell University in 1953.

Trailing by a goal, Columbia's Maryland Majestic players did some soul-searching at halftime. It was obvious they needed to improve on a lackluster first-half performance or the Maryland Cup would be belong to the Bethesda Force.A more intense Majestic side emerged after intermission. Abby Crumpton and Jane Williams then tallied in a two-minute span midway through the second half and defending titlist Majestic dTC had a 2-1 victory over the Force for the girls under-16 crown yesterday in the Snickers Maryland Cup championships at Carroll County Community College.

A couple of able sprinters -- Crumpton and Aberfoyle -- won six-furlong races in quick times yesterday at Pimlico Race Course and their owners and trainers are now eyeing a showdown in the Maryland Million.The 3-5 favored Crumpton turned back an accomplished pair of Eddie Gaudet-trained stakes performers, Marry Me Do and Alleged Impression, en route to a 1 1/2 -length victory in the $75,000 Ben Cohen Stakes. His trainer, Ron Cartwright, who won the Maryland Million Classic with Forry Cow How for Crumpton's owners, Eddie and Binnie Houghton, two years ago, said the 5-year-old gelding will be rested until the Oct. 14 Maryland Million Sprint.